HOP-O'-MY-THUMB


Meaning of HOP-O'-MY-THUMB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhä-pə-mə-ˈthəm ]

noun

Etymology: earlier hop on my thumb, imperative issued to one supposedly small enough to be held in the hand

Date: 1530

: a very small person

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